In a message dated 8/24/2006 9:39:51 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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Hoodoo is simply the Mid-Atlantic variant of the magics practiced by
enslaved Africans throughout Mid-Atlantic and Southern America. You're
probably more familiar with the terms "voodoo" or "voudoun". For more
information you can check Wikipedia, which for once seems to have it right:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo
I don't believe "Hoodoo" is a term recognized by scientific researchers, but
rather it is a vernacular and derogatory term.